Internet Scam Watching Sites

Internet Scambusters
Seven tips for detecting counterfeit items online. This is the number one publication on Internet fraud. Before you buy that discount wedding dress, read this.

www.fraud.org
A project of the National Consumers League. Learn to recognize and report fraud to the proper authorities.

www.mazu.com
Ordering your wedding dress online? Practical information on what to do if you are the victim of a scam, how to avoid being the victim of a scam, how to detect scams, how to check on the reliability or legitimacy of an internet company.

World Wide Scams
This site is more amusing than the others. It is also more hard-hitting, naming scammers and showing their photographs on the opening page.

eBay has become the largest trading site in the world. With millions of transactions daily, it is impossible to police this new frontier. You're on your own out there. Or are you? Before you order your wedding dress from ebay, check this.

Counterfeits on eBay
Are you sure the wedding dress you are bidding on is authentic? There are many, many "authenticity guaranteed" fakes on eBay. Ask what their basis of authenticity is, or who they buy the gown from. Is it used or new? Check their feedback before buying to read customer comments. Many jewelry and fashion items are complete fakes! http://www.hisremnant.org/Vuitton/fakes1.html -15K-

eBay has an excellent Fraud Protection Program. "eBay pledges to work closely with our community of members to ensure a safe trading environment. We welcome reports of suspicious activity and will investigate and take appropriate action as outlined in our User Agreement. We recommend that buyers take the following steps to resolve potentially suspicious transactions..."
http://pages.ebay.com/help/tp/isgw-buyer-protection-steps.html -131K-